Prepositions of Position and Direction in English Free Course 2023

A preposition is a short word, for example at, in or by, that is most commonly used to show the relation between two nouns, two pronouns, or a noun and a pronoun. Prepositions are also added to some verbs, to modify their meaning.

Prepositions of Position and Direction…

• Left to / To the left of
• Right to / To the right of
• Immediate right to
• Immediate left to
• Next to / Adjacent / Beside / By
• Immediate next to
• Ahead of
• Behind
• On the right/left
• To the right/left
• In front of / before
• In/at the corner
• Between

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Sentences with prepositions of place and direction

Preposition	Use	Sentences
above	higher than sth.	The picture hangs above my bed.
across	from one side to the other side	You mustn’t go across this road here.
There isn’t a bridge across the river.
after	one follows the other	The cat ran after the dog.
After you.
against	directed towards sth.	The bird flew against the window.
along	in a line; from one point to another	They’re walking along the beach.
among	in a group	I like being among people.
around	in a circular way	We’re sitting around the campfire.
at*	position at a point	I arrived at the meeting.
behind	at the back of	Our house is behind the supermarket.
below	lower than sth.	Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.
beside	next to	Our house is beside the supermarket.
between	sth./sb. is on each side	Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by	near	He lives in the house by the river.
close to	near	Our house is close to the supermarket.
down	from high to low	He came down the hill.
from	the place where it starts	Do you come from Tokyo?
in front of	the part that is in the direction it faces	Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside	opposite of outside	You shouldn’t stay inside the castle.
in*	place seen in three dimensions	We slept in the car.
larger areas	I was born in England.
into	entering sth.	You shouldn’t go into the castle.
near	close to	Our house is near the supermarket.
next to	beside	Our house is next to the supermarket.
off	away from sth.	The cat jumped off the roof.
on*	touches a surface	There is a fly on the table.
is seen as a point on a line	We were on the way from Paris to Rome.
by a lake or sea	London lies on the Thames.
public transport	We should get on the bus.
onto	moving to a place	The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite	on the other side	Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of	leaving sth.	The cat jumped out of the window.
outside	opposite of inside	Can you wait outside?
over	above sth./sb.	The cat jumped over the wall.
past	going near sth./sb.	Go past the post office.
round	in a circle	We’re sitting round the campfire.
through	going from one point to the other point	You shouldn’t walk through the forest.
to	towards sth./sb.	I like going to Australia.
Can you come to me?
I’ve never been to Africa.
towards	in the direction of sth.	We ran towards the castle.
under	below sth.	The cat is under the table.
up	from low to high	He went up the hill.

Prepositions of Position and Direction – Concept

• मयंक सोनम के बगल में बैठा है।
  Mayank Sonam ke bagal me baitha hai.
  Mayank is sitting next to/ adjacent/ beside sonam.
• स्वाति अज़हर के बगल में खड़ी है।
  Swati Azhar ke bagal me khadi hai.
  Swati is standing next to/ adjacent/ beside Azhar.
• सोनी सोनम के आगे बैठी है।
  Soni Sonam ke aage baithi hai.
  Soni is sitting ahead of Sonam.
• सीमा अंजलि के पीछे बैठी है।
  Seema Anjali ke peeche baithi hai.
  Seema is sitting behind Anjali.
• टीचर स्टूडेंट के सामने खड़े है।
  Teacher student ke saamne khade hai.
  Teacher is standing in front of the student.
• आरोही अविरत के दाईं ओर है।
  Arohi Avirat ke dayi or hai.
  Arohi is to the right of (right to) Avirat.                  
• अज़हर के आगे कौन बैठा है?
  Azhar ke aage kaun baitha hai?
  Who is sitting ahead of Azhar?
• सोनी के बगल में इमरान क्यों बैठा है ?
  Soni ke bagal me Imran kyu baitha hai?
  Why is Imran sitting beside/next to/adjacent Soni?
• सोनम स्वाति के बाईं ओर है।
  Sonam Swati ke baai or hai.
  Sonam is left to / to the left of Swati.
• आन्या  इमरान के बगल में दाईं ओर है। 
  Aanya Imran ke bagal me daai or hai.
  Aanya is immediate right to Imran.
• सोनी इमरान के बगल में बाईं ओर बैठी है।
  Soni Imran ke bagal me baai or baithi hai.
  Soni is sitting immediate left to Imran.
• इमरान स्वाति के ठीक आगे बैठा है।
  Imran Swati ke thik aage baitha hai.
  Imran is sitting immediate ahead of Swati.
• मैं आपको गली के कोने पर मिलूँगा।
  Mai aapko gali ke kone par milunga.
  I will meet you at the corner of the street.

Practice Exercise

आप अमन के दाईं ओर बैठे हो।
(Aap Aman ke daeen or baithe ho.)
You are sitting right to Aman. /
You are sitting to the right of Aman.

आप अमन के बाईं ओर बैठे हो।
(Aap Aman ke baeen or baithe ho.)
You are sitting left to Aman. /
You are sitting to the left of Aman.

आप अमन के आगे बैठे हो।
(Aap Aman ke aage baithe ho.)
You are sitting ahead of Aman.

आप अमन के पीछे बैठे हो।
(Aap Aman ke peechhe baithe ho.)
You are sitting behind Aman.

आप अमन के बगल में बैठे हो।
(Aap Aman ke bagal me baithe ho.)
You are sitting next to/adjacent/beside Aman.

वो मेरे सामने खड़ा था। (Face to Face)
(Vo mere saamne khada tha.)
He was standing in front of me.

मैं लाइन में उसके आगे खड़ा था।
(Main line me uske aage khada tha.)
I was standing ahead of him in the queue.

Prepositions of Position and Direction…

तुम्हारे बाईं ओर कौन है?
(Tumhare baeen aur kaun hai?)
Who is to the left of you? / Who is left to you?

तुम्हारे जूते के सामने वाले जूते मेरे हैं।
(Tumhare joote ke samne vale joote mere hai.)
The shoes beside yours are mine.

संजना के बगल में कोई नहीं है।
(Sanjana ke bagal mein koi nahi hai.)
There is no one beside Seeta.

मैं किस दिशा में हूँ?
(Main kis disha mein hoon?)
In which direction am I? /
Which direction am I in?

मैं उत्तर की ओर जा रहा हूँ।
(Main uttar kee or ja rahe hu.)
I am going towards the north.

आप दाईं ओर थे।
(Aap daeen or the.)
You were on the right side.

आप बाईं ओर थे।
(Aap baeen or the.)
You were on the left side.

बाईं ओर चलो।
Baeen or chalo.
Walk on the left side. /
Keep the left.

दिल्ली भारत के उत्तर में है।
(Bharat ke uttar mein Delhi hai.)
Delhi is to the north of India. /
Delhi is in the northern India.

केरल भारत के दक्षिण में है।
(Keral Bharat ke dakshin mein hai.)
Kerala is to the South of India. /
Kerala is in the southern India.

बंगाल भारत के पूरब में है।
(Bangal Bharat ke poorab mein hai.)
Bengal is to the East of India. /
Bengal is in the Eastern India.

कृपया दाईं ओर खिसकिए।
Kripya daeen or khisakiye. /
Please move to the right.

कृपया बाईं ओर खिसकिए।
Kripya baeen or khisakiye.
Please move to the left.